managing /var/apache/access_log and error_log

My /var/apache/access_log and error_log are getting to big. I want to just keep the last 500 lines of each. Can I use the tail -500 comand and copy to another file and remove the original and rename the file witrh the last 500 lines to the original and can I do this while the system is running?

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I have been running these systems for a few years now and I am just very happy with them. I just wanted to share the manual that I have created for upgrades and other things. Oooh yes! FreeBSD makes me happy (as a server), no maintenance and I al…

I promised to write further about my project, and here I am. First, I needed to setup the Primary Server. You can read how in this article: Setup FreeBSD Server with full HDD encryption (http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Unix/BSD/FreeBSD/A_3660-S…

Learn how to find files with the shell using the find and locate commands.
Use locate to find a needle in a haystack.: With locate, check if the file still exists.: Use find to get the actual location of the file.: